aquatintist


aq·ua·tint

A0390400 (ăk′wə-tĭnt′, ä′kwə-)n.1. A process of etching capable of producing several tones by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing.2. An etching made by this process.
[French aquatinte, from Italian acquatinta : acqua, water (from Latin aqua; see aqua) + tinta, dyed (from Latin tincta, feminine past participle of tingere, to dye).]
aq′ua·tint′ v.aq′ua·tint′er, aq′ua·tint′ist n.

aquatintist

(ˈækwəˌtɪntɪst) na person who creates aquatints